Abstract
A new model for simulating the transfer of energy between the translational and rotational modes is derived for a homogeneous gas of diatomic molecules. The model has been developed specifically for use in discrete particle simulation methods where molecular motion and intermolecular collisions are treated at the molecular level. In such methods it is normal to assume a constant rotational collision number for the entire flow field. The new model differs in that a temperature dependence is introduced, which has been predicted by theory and observed in experiment. The new model is applied to the relaxation of rotational temperature, and is found to produce significant differences in comparison with the model normally employed at both high and low temperatures. Calculations have also been performed for a Mach 7 normal shock wave. Large differences in the solutions are again observed, with the new model offering an improved correspondence to the available experimental data.
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